THE brother of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie was jailed for life yesterday for her brutal murder.

Cannabis addicted Tony McCluskie, 36, killed her with blows to her head then dismembered her body.

He later dumped her remains in the Regent’s Canal close to the home she shared with him in Shoreditch, east London.

Mr Justice Fulford described the killing as “utterly cold-blooded and determined” as he told McCluskie he must serve at least 20 years.

McCluskie, a window cleaner, claimed to have lost control after a tirade of abuse from his sister and admitted only manslaughter. However he was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey by an 11 to one majority.

Mr Justice Fulford described the killing as “utterly cold-blooded and determined” as he told McCluskie he must serve at least 20 years.

The judge called Miss McCluskie, 29, a “warm-hearted woman who was loved dearly by a great many people.”